The Richmond Trophy was an international figure skating competition for ladies' singles held annually from 1949 to 1980 at the Richmond Ice Rink in Twickenham, London. It was the only invitational international competition (as opposed to the ISU Championships) held on a regular basis in the post-war years.[1] The competition was sponsored by the National Skating Association and was largely due to the activity of Arnold Gerschwiler, coach of many champions at the Richmond rink.[2]

At the last event in November 1980, participation was down to only eleven competitors, attributed to scheduling conflicts with the growing number of other international competitions such as Skate Canada International.[3] Moreover, the National Skating Association had two years previously started another international competition, the St. Ivel International, also held at the Richmond rink but earlier in the fall and including competition in all four disciplines of skating, which by 1980 was already established as one of the more prestigious competitions on the international circuit. Therefore, the ladies-only Richmond Trophy event was discontinued.

Medalists

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Ladies' medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Refs
1949      
1950      
1951      
1952   Yvonne Sugden   Lidy Stoppelman   Doreen Spowart
1953   Yvonne Sugden   Anne Robinson   Lidy Stoppelman
1954   Patricia Pauley   Sjoukje Dijkstra   Clema Cowley
1955   Yvonne Sugden   Joan Haanappel   Sjoukje Dijkstra
1956   Sjoukje Dijkstra   Joan Haanappel   Karin Borner
1957   Sjoukje Dijkstra   Patricia Pauley   Diana Clifton-Peach
1958   Sjoukje Dijkstra   Carolyn Krau   Diana Clifton-Peach
1959   Joan Haanappel   Carolyn Krau   Nicole Hassler
1960   Nicole Hassler   Carolyn Krau   Barbara Conniff
1961   Nicole Hassler   Barbara Conniff   Heather Moir [4]
1962   Nicole Hassler   Carol Noir   Anne Lenton
1963      
1964      
1965   Uschi Keszler   Zsuzsa Almássy   Beate Richter [5]
1966   Zsuzsa Almássy    
1967   Zsuzsa Almássy   Beatrix Schuba  
1968   Elisabeth Nestler   Patricia Dodd   Eleonora Baricka
1969   Elisabeth Nestler   Patricia Dodd   Rita Trapanese [6]
1970   Rita Trapanese   Patricia Dodd   Dawn Glab [7]
1971   Christine Errath   Cathy Lee Irwin   Kazumi Yamashita [7]
1972   Dorothy Hamill   Karin Iten   Jean Scott [7]
1973   Dianne de Leeuw   Maria McLean   Karin Iten
1974   Marion Weber   Isabel de Navarre   Kath Malmberg [8]
1975   Lynn Nightingale   Barbie Smith   Linda Fratianne [8]
1976   Barbie Smith   Susanna Driano   Heather Kemkaran [8]
1977   Priscilla Hill   Kristiina Wegelius   Denise Biellmann [8]
1978   Susanna Driano   Carrie Rugh   Karena Richardson [8]
1979   Alicia Risberg   Carola Weißenberg   Simone Grigorescu [8]
1980   Karen Wood   Janina Wirth   Carola Paul [8]

References

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  1. ^ Wright, Benjamin T., Skating in America
  2. ^ "The Richmond Ice Rink". Twickenham Museum.
  3. ^ Ice Abroad, Skating magazine, January 1981
  4. ^ The Richmond Trophy, Skating magazine, January 1962
  5. ^ From Abroad, Skating magazine, February 1966
  6. ^ Richmond Trophy, Skating magazine, January 1970
  7. ^ a b c "Results Book, Volume 1: 1896–1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2010.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.